Abraham Lincoln and the Forge of National Memory
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: August 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780226741987
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; Political leaders & leadership; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; History: World; USA; Americas (North Central South West Indies); Modern - 19th Century; Presidents & Heads of State; History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); History / Modern / 19th Century
First sentence: When a man contributes something of vast importance to a nation-solves some problem, achieves some triumph of fateful consequence-he is set above others and revered.